Today I share the next author interview and giveaway in the current Backdoor Survival Book Festival. Paul Anthony, the author of After the Blackout, is joining us for an interview and…
Typically, the message of Thanksgiving is one of abundance and love as we surround ourselves with our favorite people and fabulous food. This year is no different. No matter what…
There has been a lot of interest lately in bug-out clothing. The primary concern has to do with the basics: what do I need to have in my bug-out-bag for…
What is the Prepper’s mantra? Something like beans, bullets and band-aids? Okay, the beans and band-aids are easy, but what about the bullets? Don’t worry. I am not going to…
One of the very basic tenets of preparedness is to routinely evaluate risks that are specific to your geographical area. But what happens when Mother Nature throws you a curve…
Water is a survival basic and a recurring theme on every website dedicated to family preparedness. Where to find, store, purify and filter water are questions that are asked and…
The number one question I am asked by new readers is “where do I start?”. This is followed by a meek comment indicating “I have a job and a family…
Today I share the next author interview and book giveaway in the latest Backdoor Survival Book Festival. A. American, the author of Going Home and Surviving Home, is joining us…
One of the wonderful things about blogging is that you become friendly with a diverse community of interesting people. It happens serendipitously actually. Perhaps there is a comment that is…
Recent news that thousands of fuel rods are being removed from Fukushima has raised a lot of questions and concerns across the globe. Is the extraction safe or is this…
The latest edition of The Preparedness Review is hot off the press and once again, it is a free download! The Fall 2013 issue of TPR is over 90 pages…
One of the most common questions that I am asked from non-prepper friends and acquaintances is what exactly is a rocket stove and how do I get one. I try…
Fall is definitely here. The leaves are finally falling from the trees and in the Pacific Northwest the infamous November winds have started. A number of years back, Seattle lost…
There is something simply enchanting about the herb rosemary. Perhaps it is the aromatic woodsy fragrance and the simple beauty of its feathery fronds. Or perhaps it is the delicate…
Today I share the first author interview and book giveaway in the latest Backdoor Survival Book Festival. James Wesley Rawles, the author of Expatriates: A Novel of the Coming Global…
Let’s face it. All of us have chores that we hate and put off until the very last minute. Procrastination can be so bad at times that these chores never…